brit-gob 9 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 That display looks hi-res quality one. Wonder what Nintendo have planned this time round. Wii looked dated when it was released even. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 That's what always put me off about it, just looked dated and pixelly compared to the super smoothness of the box and ps3. I might be interested in this if they do it good. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 They still make the games that are the most fun, they really do. Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 PSN has been down for a few days now and not much info on what the problem is. Competitive attack or something? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Will be interesting to see what the story is there... Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 hacked by anonymous. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Really? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 anonymous? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well, they're not going to sign their name are they? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Oh dear, bad guys have all our info. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: klingon They still make the games that are the most fun, they really do. I'm not a typical gamer but yeah, some Wii games are very imaginative and have great gameplay. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Sony in a big pickle now it seems. Seriously, do we need to change our cc here? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Well, it's a worry for sure. Full story not known yet of course. Big trouble though. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It's stuff like this that makes me feel things like cloud computing just isn't ready yet. Was Sonys security adequate? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Sony holding a press conference at 2pm today to try and explain this mess. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 They didn't really explain much by the sounds.. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Nisoko They didn't really explain much by the sounds.. really? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Quote: Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon." Two days ago, a PlayStation Blog Q&A post mentioned that the company was considering a "goodwill gesture" to PSN users (and sure, why not Qriocity users too) put out by the two-week outage. The company will likely have to provide much more dramatic gestures to appease all the government organizations who have taken interest in the case (and, you know, that enormous data leak). Sony "Executive Deputy President" Kaz Hirai has yet to take the stage, so there may be more details forthcoming, like the exact date of PSN reactivation. Follow along after the break for pseudo-liveblog coverage. Sony guesses that hackers got into the network through an "application server," through which they were then able to get into the database servers and grab data. Hirai estimates about 10 million PSN users with active credit cards tied to PSN. Security measures will include moving to a new physical data center, more firewalls, and a new "Chief Security Officer." And, of course, a PS3 firmware update. Passwords will only be changeable through the same PS3 that the account was started on, or through a verified email address. Hirai asks you to "be vigilant" and check your credit card statements. Good advice! Sony will not contact you under any circumstances asking for your credit card number or other personal info. So if someone claiming to be Tom Sony asks for your credit card verification code, you're getting scammed! Sony is "considering" covering the costs of credit card replacement for affected users. The company is instituting a "welcome back" program including free downloads of selected content, 30 days of free PlayStation Plus for new and existing users, and -- for Qriocity members -- 30 days of free services. Hirai just called out Anonymous as having attacked Sony by releasing personal info about executives and family members. Sony will cooperate with law enforcement and other organizations to secure data and ensure safety. The fact that this note came right after the Anonymous thing suggests that they'll work with law enforcement to track those kids down too. Nikkei just asked if all 10 million credit cards got out. Hirai said "we can't rule out the possibility" that credit card info was compromised, but Sony hasn't received any reports of illicit card info usage. Another exec on stage said that all Sony knew on April 20 was that there may have been an intrusion. Hirai just reminded us that it's not really 78 million people whose info got stolen, because some of those 78 million accounts are duplicate accounts for the same person. He refrained from providing details of the investigation, because the case has just started. But he did say that "not to his knowledge" has Sony been working with law enforcement agencies out of the US, but they have brought "inquiries" to Sony. The vulnerability in the web server was a vulnerability known about that particular type of server, one of the execs on stage said. Hirai defended the long response time by saying that Sony took the PSN down as soon as something was shown to be wrong, but analysis took time. "Once we became aware of the situation, we moved promptly to warn customers." A reporter asked what the purpose of the "intrusion" was. Hirai: "For the past month and a half, we've experienced attacks on various Sony systems. We have yet to identify a direct relationship with a group." Speculation about the objective: "We are not in a position to say one way or the other." That same reporter asked if passwords were encrypted. I believe (translation not being perfect) that Hirai said they were not. If customers wish to cancel their services, Sony will cooperate in good faith. Sony has to "keep the integrity" of its system to continue to encourage content creators to create products for PlayStation, Hirai says. Protection of customer information has always been part of the plan since the PS2 network. But now Sony has to "review" its system. Another exec says Anonymous has attacked "repeatedly," but Sony doesn't know who is behind the recent attacks. A reporter just asked why Sony Japan was slower to disclose the news than SCEA. Backhanded pat on the back, PlayStation Blog US. Hirai said SCEJ is looking into deploying a PS Blog for Japan. Because the freebie content will be different by region, Sony was hesitant to put a price on it, but Hirai estimated "a few thousand yen" worth of free downloads. So like $20-25 or so? In response to a question about install base, Hirai said 37 million PS3 systems are connected to PSN, and 16 million PSP units, but the total install base is larger. Sony isn't disclosing the userbase for Qriocity yet. Why not hold a press conference on April 27, when the announcement was made? That's the question we all want answered ... according to Hirai, Sony wanted to have an estimate about resumption of services before holding a conference. In response to concerns about future security, Hirai pledged that Sony will "do its best" to ensure secure data. If that helps. "If there are, in the days ahead, damages suffered by customers, they will be dealt with on a case-to-case basis," Hirai says. The evening's final question: what is Hirai's view about the relationship of this case to Anonymous? Hirai says there's "no certainty" of a connection. "It's not intended that they were implicated in any way" regarding this intrusion. And that's the show! Go to sleep. explanation Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yeah really. That's a lot of words but actually it sounds like they don't know exactly what happened and exactly what has been lost. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 if someone took your laptop home for the night, would you know what they looked at or copied? i belive this is basically the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Never heard of Qriocity until all this. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: bobby12 if someone took your laptop home for the night, would you know what they looked at or copied? i belive this is basically the same thing. If they knew my password, or could hack it, then there would be trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Been playimg Portal2. Loving it. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes got now. Great game. I was sorting out a few older games just this week. I have too many that I have not finished. Actually, I have not finished way more than I have actually finished. Some I have played surprisingly little. I think I need to revisit some of them. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Sony saying it was Anonymous? Anonymous are claiming it wasn't them. Link to post Share on other sites
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